Even if Africa would have benefited more had Hilary Clinton won, it would have been on short term bases. In a true sense, the benefit of Obama's presidency in the US to Africans is psychological and more on long term rather than material thing. His ascendancy to the Oval office is meant to inspire Africans both at motherland and in Diaspora to engage in positive changes that will transform Africa in 21st C. We at www.nigeriacando.org believe that the greatest benefit of Obama presidency is what we Africans can inspire ourselves and our people to do to be our best.

Regardless of who is head, black or white, the relationship between US/EU and Africa has always been that of un-equals. Even African Americans have learned from whites to look down on, and even exploit their African brethren rather than have any sense of obligation to be thy brothers’ keepers. From the Washington Post’s Keith Richburg (“but for the grace of God go I” during the Rwanda genocide) to Colin Powell’s (famous “all Nigerians are corrupt”) comments about African plight. Moreover, former Senator Mosley-Braun (Abacha) to Rep Jefferson (Atiku) monetary exploits, are as deadly as Shell’s environmental pollution of the Niger Delta or the Firestone Rubber plantation in Liberia. Even President Obama, on the advise of Mrs Clinton, has joined in the UK led-sanction to punish the hapless Zimbabweans for not getting rid Mugabe fast enough. It doesn’t help either that the Western-trained African - Kofi Annan - was the head of the UN-Peace-Keeping Operations when the genocide of all times occurred in Rwanda under his watch, yet he became the UN Sec. Gen., almost as a reward for his callousness. US/EU-Africa relationship, although now seems to be more paternalistic (an improvement over the former master/slave relationship) that I am inclined to warn my Ghanaian brethren to beware of the Trojan Horse. As the old African proverb says, in essence, that the whip that was used to flog the first wife into shape is waiting in the corner to flog the second into better shape. Just look across your border to their first “darling”, Ivory Coast, until the Western toady, Alassane Dramane Ouattara came from the IMF to challenge Henri Konan Bédié after Houphouët-Boigny's death and the center has never hold for the unsuspecting Ivoirians, since, now ranked in the Top Ten of the current Failed States Index of FP. You had better obey the masters of the universe at all times.

I feel relieved that I don't get to be asked (and to answer) the obligatory question: how is the motherland ?

Most African-Americans erroneoulsy believe or have been made to believe their mothers came from Africa whereas their fathers came from Europe. It was the most revolting question among several others that I dreaded most. So maybe now they see Africa is both a motherland and fatherland like it has always been.

It is sounds personal but it is if only a psychological HUGE relief.